"train" them from the begining you will only be creating a more challenging situation.

You might seriously consider moving to a place with a more reasonable rental agreement.

Lenders are also happy to lend without credit checks as long as they can securitize and sell the loans, book the profits, and take home a big bonus even though they know their companies will be bankrupt once the market corrects.Not to get too political about it, but I think the age of amorality is partly the result of urbanization and the mobility of labor.

For a more REI applicable example, If I were to post an article up to my subscribers about Finding Home Values, I would also post short link and description at the bottom about visiting a friendly realtor I met that does home assessments.

In the "inland empire" CA it appears that the buying depression is over,, I am making an offer on a 3/2 house in my hood and the first day it was listed (yesterday) the front of the house looks like the disneyland parking lot,,, houses are getting mulitiple offers on day one im kinda bumbed i was hoping to pick up a few more rentals this year but it looks like the competition is heavy nowmy realtor told me that there are lots of " realestate investor seminar people jumping in and bidding things up way too much,on a more positive note she said there is another huge wave of inventory comming so prices should stay dow for a whilehow is it out there ?

Prehung exterior doors will take about as long to install as the repair I suggested, but may give a more secure result if a wood frame is replaced with a steel one.

I did a more detailed analysis of expenses, and came up with about the same amount when I include 8% monthly maintenance, 10% property maintenance, and eventual 8% vacancy rate.

When view from a more philosophical perspective (perhaps what you were doing above), certainly there are potential extremes.

Don't forget those cash cows have to be insured too and I hear moans about professional liability coverage for the RN and limited trained sitters on staff.It might be that your state allows a more liberal housing standard, but I doubt it.

Come in with a low price and let the buyers bid it up rather than come in at a more realistic price and hope it gets some activity.